Clutch mechanism



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w. E. MYERS I CLUTCH MECHANISM Filed April 12, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATroRNEYsf Patented Dec. 23, 1941 NT OFFICE 1 Wayne E. Myers, Benton Harbor, Mich assignor to St. Joe Machines, Inc., St. Joseph, Mich a corporation of Michigan Application April 12, 1940, Serial No. 329.230 13 Claims. (01. 192-33) This invention'relatesto a clutch and clutch control.

An object of the invention' is to provide a friction clutch for connectingaselectedload device, preferably a mechanism driving chain, to a continuously operating driving mechanism, which clutch means is positive in operation to cause movement of the device to a given fixed distance upon each operation, yet generates no substantial amount of heat over a longperiod of continuous use. 1

Another object of the invention is to provide an electrically initiated, preferably-electro-magnetically controlled, clutch'which, .upon reception of an initiating impulse, continues to drive a load device through a predetermined number of revolutions not withstanding cessation of the initiating impulse and from a continuously operating prime mover ordriving mechanism.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a fragmentary view in perspective of a mechanism embodying the invention;

Fig. 215 a fragmentaryview of a portion of the mechanism shown in Figure 1 but with the parts thereof in a different position of operation;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in elevation and partly in section of a modified form of mechapart of'my prior application Serial No. 278,603',

'. filed June 12, 1939.

As shown in the drawings, a mechanism embodying the invention comprises a clutch mechanism 2 for connecting the driving mechanism 4 to the driven mechanism 8 and a clutch control mechanism 8 in turn controlled by the driven mechanism 6.

nism with the operating solenoid and controlled lever system on the opposite side of the vertical axis through the driving shaft; i

Fig. 4 is an enlargedfragmentary view in section taken along the line 44 of Figure 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section similar to Figure 4 but showing certain parts in a different position of operation;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken substantially along the line 6--6 of Fig. 4;

i Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken along the line 11 of Fig. 4; I

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary vertical section taken along the line 8-.-8 of Fig. 4; i

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view in elevation of a modified form of control mechanism;

Fig. 10 is a view in end elevation of the control mechanism shown in Fig. 9; 3

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 9 but with the parts in a different position of operation; and

Fig. 12 is a view in perspective of a lever forming part of the control mechanism shown in Figs. 9-11.

This present application is a continuation-in- As here shown, the driving mechanism 4 comprises the continuously operating driving shaft 1 8, driven by a prime moversuch as an electric motor through a sprocket chain l2 and a sprocket l4 on the shaft l8. x

Theload device or mechanism 6 comprises a driven and timing chain l6, a timing chain l8, a driven. shaft 20, and a combined slide member and control switch 22. 1

The timing chain I 8 is driven by a shaft 24 which, as shown in the parent application, drives a first fold control, sheet measuring mechanism, the shaft 24 driving the chain through a sprocket 26 fastened to the outer end of the shaft. The chain l8 at its rear end passes about an idler sprocket 28 journaled on the. shaft for free rotation relative thereto. As shown in the parent application, the shaft 20 drives a second 'fold con- .trol sheet measuring mechanism for large sheets.

' shaft adjacent the web 30.

The combined switch and slide member 22 moves forwardly with the chain I8 during the operation of the shaft 24 to effect a first fold measurement of a sheet as illustrated in the parent application. For this purpose, lugs 36 are secured to the chain l8 and adapted to engage the side of an outwardly projecting arm 38 of the 7 the arm will be raised and lowered. The downward movement of the arm 38 is-limited by arm 48 secured to the opposite end of the web of the slide 50. The rod 42 is oscillated in a counter clockwise direction, as seen from the right of Figure 1, by a rod 52 through crank 54 secured to the forward end of the rod 42. The rod 52 is operated by the clutch control mechanism, as will pres ently appear, to release the slide from the chain I8 simultaneously withthe release of the clutch 'and initiation of the operation of the timing and driving chainI8. r

The clutch mechanism comprises a driving member or disk 56 having its hub portion 58 splined to the driving shaft I6. Thedriven clutch flange 62' overlying the disk 56 and to the annular flange is bolted'the face plate or drivenclutch disk 84 extending. over the outer face of the disk 56, A friction disk or ring 66 is interposed between the outer face of the disk 58 and the inner face of the plate or disk 64. An

naled onto shaft I6 by'the bushing or sleeve 12 and is secured to the drive sprocket 14 for a continuous chain I6 of the driving and timing chain I6 which includes, in addition to the continuous chain I6, adiscontinuous chain 18 fixed to the chain 16 as by means of common transverse pins extending through the links of both chains. A certain number of links in this chain 18 are removed at two points so that the chain may perform its clutch controlling function.

The drive sprocket I4 is secured to the driven clutch member 66 as by the screws 86 which also fasten a collar 82, journaled on shaft I6, to the clutch member 66. 1

The disk 68 is carried by a pair of diametrically spaced pins 84 slidably mounted in the disk 66 and in a hardened steel collar 86 secured to the hub of this disk 66. C011 springs 88, received in pockets 96 in the disk 66, embrace the pins 84 and bear against the disk 68 to urge this disk axially to the left, as seen in Figures 4 to 6, to compress the friction ring I6, to move the disk 56 axially to the left, and to compress the friction ring 66, thereby to frictionally connect the driving clutch member 56 to the clutch disks 64 and 68 and through these clutched disks and the pins 84 to the driven clutch member and the beveled edge II8 of this cam, engaging the pin H4, forces this wobble plate in a counterclockwise direction as seen in Figure 4, thereby to move the pins 84 and the clutch disk 68 axially to the right to release the clutch rings 66 and 16,

' it being noted that the driving clutch disk 56 is -member comprises a disk 66 having an annular mounted in a manner to permit a limited axial movement so that upon release of the clutch rings 66 and I6 theclutch disk 56 will also be released. An adjustable pin H8, in passing through theannular flange 62 of the disk 66, projects beyond the outer face of this disk to engage the face of the cam I62 opposite the pin II4 to prevent warping of this cam by itsv repeated operation.

The yoke member 92 is normally retained in its upper position by means of a coil spring I26 connected between the inner arm 94 of the yoke or disk 66. Axial movement of the clutch disk 68 to the right to release the driving connection between the driving and driven clutch members is effected by means of a clutch control yoke 92, forming part of the clutch control mechanism 8. The clutch control yoke 92 is provided with a pair of spaced bars 94 and 96, pivoted on the web 36 of the frame 32 for upward and downward movement by a pin or stud shaft 98 carried by the web36. A sleeve I66 on the shaft 98 extends between the arms 94 and 96. On its outer arm 96, the clutch control yoke is provided with an upwardly projecting cam I62 having on its forward edge a beveled cam face I64 controlling the movements of a generally U-shaped hardened steel wobble plate I 66 secured to the pins 84 at their outer ends as by the transverse pivot pins I68, the pins 84 being received within enlarged openings H6 in the arms of the wobble plate.

The wobble plate I66 is fulcrumed on the hardened steel collar 86 by the engagement of its free edges II2 with theface of the collar 86. The wobble plate carries a pin II4 provided with a rounded head to engage the cam I62. It will beevident that as the yoke 92 is moved upface of the disk-66 and the wobble plate I66,

and a fixed abutment or pin I22 on the frame web 36, in which position the cam I62 projects between the disk'66and the wobble plate I 66 to hold the wobble plate in clutch-releasing position, thus rendering the clutch normally ineffective to drive the sprocket I4. Downward movement of the yoke 92 to release the wobble Plate and initiate operation of the clutch is effected by a solenoid I24 which forms part of the clutch control mechanism 8. The armature I26 of the solenoid is connected to the cross rod I28 of the yoke 92 by a link I36. Downward movement of the yoke to initiate operation of the clutch also effects downward movement of the rod 52.to release the combined switch and slide member 22 I from the chain I8. For this purpose the rod 52 is enlarged at its lower end to provide a web portion I32 having a slot I34 extending therethrough. The slot I34 is shaped in the form of an inverted L and receives the cross pin I28 of the yoke 92, the pin I28 normally resting in the upper transverse portion of the slot, as seen in Figure 1, when the clutch yoke is in its upper position.

A cam bar or strap I36 is mounted on the supporting frame for the solenoid I24 and extends upwardly therefrom at an appropriate angle to engage the web portion I32 of the rod 52 as it is moved downwardly by the solenoid and moves this rod 52 rearwardlyrelative to the pin I28 so that the vertical portion of the slot I34 will be aligned with the pin I28, thereby permitting the rod 52 to move upwardly under the action of a spring I38, even though the yoke is held in its lowered position. The spring I36 is fixed at one end to the frame web 36 and at the other end to the upper outer corner of the web portion I32 of the rod 52. This connection between the rod 52 and the clutch controlling yoke or frame 92 permits the rod 52 to be operated downwardly simultaneously with the operation of the clutch controlling yoke or frame but allows the rod to be moved upwardly to return the arm 38 to its normal horizontal position as soon as the drivinglug 36 of the chain I8 has passed beyond this arm, while at the same time it allows the frame or yoke to remain in its lower position for a def-- inite period of time. 7

The combined switch and slide member 22 carries a housing for a switch which is provided with an operating lever I46 that is operated by one or the other of two spaced lugs I42 carried by the discontinuous chain 18 of the timing and driving chain I6. Forward movement of the member 22 is effected by the chain I8, as previously described. Rearward movement of the member upon release from the chain I8 is effected by means of a chain, cable, or the like I44.

secured at one end to the member 22 and passing rearwardly therefrom about a pulley I46, freely journaled on the shaft 20, and forwardly to a drum I48. The drum I48 constitutes a part of a friction clutch I50'carried by a shaft I52 and driven by a sprocket I54 Journaledon the shaft and driven by the chain 16 of the driving and by the discontinuous chain 18 of the double drive and timing chain I6 by means of,a cam or stop I56 mounted on and projecting upwardly from the rear arm 84 of the yoke member 82. This cam or stop I56 is normally in engagement with the periphery of the collar 82, as shown in solid lines in Figure 7, and projects into the longitudinal plane of the chain 18 in the space between portions of this chain. Upon energization of the solenoid I24 the yoke member 82 is moved down,- wardly, thereby removing the cam or stop I56 from the path of the chain '18 and, the cam I02 being simultaneously moved downwardly, the

, clutch is rendered operative to drive the sprocket 14 and the chains 16 and 18. The solenoidvl24 receives only a substantially instantaneous operating or initiating impulse, but the clutch mechanism operates through a predetermined number of revolutions and the cam I56 retains the'yoke 82 in its lower position after the solenoid has become de-energized because after operation of the chain 18 has been initiated the links thereof overliethe cam I56, as shown in dotted lines in Figure.7, and prevent its upward movement.

In order to permit free movement of this chain 18 acrossthe cam I56, the upper edge thereof is curved inwardly as at I58. when the driven clutch member and the sprocket 14 have rotated through a predetermined number of revolutions,

ace-1,415 f anism 2 as previously described and therefore after the'lapse of a predetermined time, which time is determined by the position ofthe traveling switch at the instant of its release from the chain I8, one of the lugs I42 engages the switch arm I and moves this switch arm upwardly, thereby operating this switch to perform the controlling function of this switch. Electrical connection to the travelling switch is effected through the flexible electrical cable I wound on a spring reel (not shown).

In the modification shown in Figure 3, the cross pin I28 of the yoke 821s normally received within a notch I62 of a bar I64 pivoted at its lower end to the armature I26 of thesolenoid I24. The bar I64 is provided with a laterally and downwardly extending arm I66 which, as the bar I64 moves downwardly upon energization of the solenoid, engages a lug I68 carried by the solenoid frame or a. supporting bracket for the solenoid. The lug I68 upon engaging the arm I66 pivots the bar I64 in a counter-clockwise direction as seen in Figure 3 and releases the cross pin I28 of the yoke 82 from this bar and allows the yoke to move upwardly under the force of the yoke spring I20. The cams carried by the yoke 82 are therefore positioned to exert their controlling action on the clutch as determined solely by the discontinuous clutch control chain 18.

a second portion of the chain 18, from which the links have been removed, reaches, the cam I56 and this cam therefore .moves upwardly under the force of the yokespring I20, thereby allowing the cam I02 to operate the wobble plate I06 in a counter-clockwise direction,,as seen in Figure 4, to render the clutch ineffective. Thecam I56 then engages the forward link of the next portion of the chain 18, thereby acting as a positive brake on the driving and timing chain As described in the parent application, the travelling switch member 22 moves forwardly with a first fold, sheet measuring mechanism and as the mechanism completes its measuring operation the solenoid I24 is instantaneouslyenergized to initiate operation of the clutch 2 and the release of the travelling switch from the chain 48. The travelling switch is then driven rearwardly along its guide bars by the clutch mechanism 2 through the friction clutch I50. 'As this travelling switch moves rearwardly, the driving and timing chain I6 drives the shaft 20 which, as pointed out in the parent. application, drives a second fold measuring mechanism for large sheets and at the same time times the operation of the travelling switch to effect the second fold of small sheets; As the travellingswitch moves rearwardly,- the timing chain I6 is driven in a direction oppositely thereto by the clutch mech- Upon deenergization of .the solenoid, a spring I10 secured at one end to the bar I64 and suitably fixed at the other end moves the bar upwardly to re-position the notch I62 for reception. of the cross pin I28 of the yoke, so that the solenoid if instantaneously re-energized may again operate the clutch. It will be evident that in this form of the invention the clutch may be-controlled by a solenoid which is maintained energized over an appreciable period of time or, as shown in the parent application, during the entire time that the measuring mechanism .which controls this solenoid is operating to measure the sheets or articles.

In the modification shown in Fig. 9, the actuating solenoid I12 is suspended from a support or bracket I14 and the armature I16 of the solenoid extends downwardly therefrom and is pivotally connected at its lower endto a bar I18, similarto the bar I64 in Fig. 3.

Downward movement of the bar I18 as caused bythe weight of the armature and the weight of the bar is limited by a strap I fastened at its opposite ends to the frame of the solenoid and arranged in a looped formation to engage at the base of the loop a stop pin I82 carried by the bar I18. The controlling and controlled cams -I84 and I86, similar in all respects to the cams I02 and I56, are formed on,the arms of a yoke I88. The yoke I88 is formed integrally with a hub portion I80 journaled on a fixed pin or stud I82 and is provided with an integral arm or lever portion I84 extending from the hub portion toward the bar I18. At its outer free end the lever portion or arm I84 is provided with spaced parts ures 9 and 11 to cause the pin 200 to seat in the the pin 200 from the notch 202.

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The bar III is provided with an upwardly extending arm 200 which is adapted, upon upward movement of the bar, to engage a fixed lug 200 and cause a counter-clockwise rotation of the bar to release the bar from the yoke I. The weight of the arm- I04 of the yoke may be made such as to over-balance the opposite arms of the yoke or an additional weight may be imposed upon the arm I94 so that by the action of gravity the yoke is continuously urged in a clockwise direction to maintain the controlled cam I in engagement with the driven member or chain and to urge the clutch controlling cam 'Il4 toward the wobble plate I08 of the clutch. and into the positionshown in Figure 10.

Upon energization. of the solenoid I12, the armature I10 is drawn upwardly to rotate the clutch control yoke I88 in a counter-clockwise direction, moving the cam I84 clockwise away from the wobble plate and the cam I86 out of the path of the driven chain. As the bar I18 approaches its upper limit of movement, its arm 206 is engaged by the fixed lug 208 so that the bar is rotated in a counter-clockwise direction, releasing The yoke is thus freed from the solenoid for control solely by the driven chain. When the chain has been moved the desired predetermined distance, the space between the removed links of the control portion of the chain permits the cam I86 to be projected therewith and forslideabie movement toward and from the driving disk, a friction disk interposed between said driving disk and said control disk, means for moving said control disk toward the said driving disk to clamp the fri c tion disk between said driving and control disks thereby to connect the driving shaft to the driven shaft, {clutch releasing means operatively connected to said control disk to move the control disk away from the'driving disk to release the friction disk from said driving and control disks, andmeans operatively connected to said driven shaft for actuating clutch releasing means as said driven shaft completes a predetermined angular movement.

3. In combination, a driving shaft, a driving member secured to said shaft for rotation therewith, a driven member movable axially of the by the yoke into the path of .the chain and the 5 controlling cam I84 to re-engage and move the wobble plate in a direction to. move the clutch members into de-clutching position. The spring 204 acts, when the solenoid has beende-energized, to move the bar H0 in a clockwise direction to resent the pin 200 in the notch 202 and thus reset the device for subsequent operation. It will be observed that in the modification shown in Figures 9-12 yoke controlling springs are avoided and the operation of the yoke made more positive and certain.

It will be seen from the foregoing descripton that applicant has provided a friction clutch for connecting a selected load device, preferably a mechanism driving chain, to a continuously operating driving mechanism, which clutch means is positive in operation to cause movement of the device to a given fixed distance upon each operation, yet generates no substantial amount of heat over a long period of continuous use; It will also be apparent that applicant has provided an electrically initiated, preferably electro-magnetically controlled, clutch which, upon reception of an initiating impulse, continues to drive a load device througha predetermined number of revolutions notwithstanding cessation of the initiating impulse and from a continuously operating prime mover or driving mechanism.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. In combination, a continuously operating driving shaft, a driven shaft, a first disk secured to said driving shaft for rotation therewith, a second, driven and control disk slideably and rotatably mounted on said driving shaft and operatively connected to said driven shaft, a friction force transmitting member interposed between said first and second disks, means for moving said control disk axialy of said driving shaft to operatively engage said member with said first and second disks thereby to connectsaid driving and driven shafts, and means operatively controlled by the driven shaft for-moving said shaft, friction coupling means interposed between said driving and driven members, means urging said driven member-axially of the shaft into a position clamping the frictional means therebetween to frictionally couple the driving and driven members, means for moving said driven member in the opposite direction into a de-clutching position relative to the driving member, and means positioned for control by said driven member and positioned to control said de-clutching means for preventing operation of said de-clutching means during a predetermined movement of the driven member.

4. In combination, a driving shaft, drivingand driven members on said shaft and relatively movable axially of the shaft into clutch and de-clutching positions, a chain connected to said -driven'member for operation thereby, means normally urging said driving and driven members into clutching position, means for moving said members relatively against the action of said urging means into a de-clutching position,

means for operating said last-mentioned means to release the members for movement into clutching position under the action of said urging means, and means including the chain for maintaining said moving means in released position during a predetermined movement of the driven member.

5. In combination, a driving shaft, a drivin disc secured to said shaft for rotation therewith, a driven disc mounted on said shaft for movement axially thereof into clutching and declutching positions relative to the driving disc; spring means urging said driven disc into clutching position, means including a latch retaining said driven disc in a de-clutching position against the action of said urging means, a power actua driven disc into clutching position under the action of said urging means, means automatically releasing said releasable connection upon operation of said latch, and means controlled by said driven disc for maintaining said latch in the position permitting clutching of said disc during a clutch disc secured to said driving shaft, a driven of. said gravity operated means into normal pofirst position, a second abutment carried by said coupling engagement with the first clutch disc,

' release the driven disc for movement into clutch-v ing position, and means operatively controlled by the driven member and controlling the return sition independently of the power actuator.

7. In combination, driving and driven clutch discs relatively movable into clutching and declutching positions, a spring for urging said discs relatively into clutching position, a. lever connected to the driven disc, a shiftable support carrying an abutment adapted when said support is in a first position to engage said lever to hold the ,discs in de-clutching position, means i normally; urging said shiftable support to said support, a member connected to the driven disc and having a portion engaging said second abutment when said support is in a second position thereby to prevent movement of said .shiftable support to said first position during a predetermined movement of the member, said member having a portion receiving said second abutment upon completion of said predetermined movement to permit movement of said support to said first position, and a solenoid having an armature connected to said shiftable support for moving said support to said second position thereby to disengage the first abutment from the lever and remove the second abutment from said member.

8. In combination, a driving shaft, a driving clutch disc secured to said shaft, a driven disc loosely journalled on said shaft, a driven clutch disc co-axial with said shaft and interposed between the first clutch' disc and said driven disc, said second clutch disc being mounted on said driven disc for rotation therewith and for slidable movement in a direction axially of the shaft into means normally urging the second clutch disc into coupling engagement with the first clutch disc, a control member connected to the second 3 clutch disc for moving the second clutch disc against the action of said urging means into a de-clutching position, a shiftable supportcarrying a first cam-like abutment normally engaging said control member-to hold the second clutch disc in de-clutching position, a second abutment carried by said shiftable support, a jmember driven by said driven disc and having a portion adapted to engage said second abutment to hold the shiftable support in, a position where the first abutment is out of engagement with said control member and a second portion receiving said second abutment to permit shifting of said support to the position where the first abutment engages the control member, and a solenoid having its'armature connected to said shiftable support for moving the first abutment out of engagement with the control member and the second abutment out of the second portion of the member driven by the driven disc.

9. In combination, a driving shaft, a first like abutment engages the control member.

disc journalled on said shaft, a second clutch disc interposed between the first clutch disc and said driven disc, said second clutch disc being mounted on the driven disc for rotation therewith and for slidable movement in a direction axially of the shaft into coupling engagement with the first clutch disc, a clutch control plate connected to the second clutch disc and slnftable to move said second clutch disc into coupling and uncoupling positions, a shiftable support, a cam-like abutment carried by said support and engageable with said plate tohold said plate in a position in which the second clutch disc is uncoupled from the first clutch disc, a chain connected to the driven disc, at second chain secured to the first chain, a second shiftable support,

a second abutment carried by said second shiftable support, said second chain being interrupted to receive in the interruptiton the second abutment, the second chain being adapted to overlie the second abutment'in/contact therewith when the interruption in the chain is not positioned to receive this s end abutment,

' wherebi to hold the first abut cut out of engagementwith the control plate during a predetermined movement of the first chain, and means for moving said shiftable supports simultaneously tomove the first abutment out of engagement with the control plate and the second abutment out of the interruption in the second chain.

10. In combination, a driving shaft, a clutch disc secured to said driving shaft, a driven disc, a second clutch disc secured to the driven disc for rotation therewith and for slidable movement relative thereto into coupling and uncoupling positions with respect to the first clutch disc, a shiftably mounted member connected to the second clutch disc for moving said disc into uncoupling position, means for normally urging said disc into coupling position, a lever carrying a cam-like abutment normally engageable withsaid control member to move the member into a position causing the second clutch disc to be uncoupled from the first clutch disc,-means normally holding said lever in the position in e which the cam-like abutment engages the conbecome coupled with the first clutch disc, a memportion of predetermined length adapted to en-- trol member, instantaneously actuated and released means for moving said lever in a direction to release the abutmentfrom the control member, thereby permitting the second clutch disc to bet driven by the driven disc, at second lever interlocked with the first lever for movement s1- multaneously therewith, said second lever having a second abutment, said driven member having a portion to receive the second abutment and a gage said second abutment and prevent return of the first lever to a position in which the cam- 11. In combination, a drivingshaft, a clutch disc secured to said shaft, a driven member, a second clutch disc secured to said member for rotation therewith and for slidable movement toward and from the first clutch disc tocouple and uncouple the driven member to and from the driving disc, said driven member having a hardened'surface portion, a control plate fulcrumed on said'h'ardened surface portion of the driven member and extending in parallel relation to a surface of said driven member, a lever carrying a cam-like abutment for interposition between the surface of the driven member and the control plate for moving said control plate relatively away from said driven member, a

connection between said control-plate and the second clutch disc for moving the second clutch disc away from the first clutch disc upon inter-.

position of the cam-like abutment between the control plate and 'a surface of the driven memher, a second lever interlocked with the first lever for movement simultaneously therewith, a

second abutment carried by the second lever, a

control member connected to and driven by the driven member. 8 d control member having a portion thereof for receiving the second abutment when the first abutment'is'interposed between the control plate and'the surface of the driven member, said control member also having a portion of predetermined length engaging the second abutment to hold thefirst abutment out of engagement with the control plate during a predetermined movement of the driven member, means for normally urging said levers in one direction to interpose the first abutment between the control plate and a surface of the driven member and to cause the second abutment to be received in the control member, and

instantaneously actuated and released meansior moving said levers in the opposite direction.

12. In combination, a driven member, a driving shalt, a releasable clutch means for connecting the driven member to the driving shaft, a clutch control member, said clutch means comprising ing said lever into a posit'on inwhich said cam engages the control member and holds said coned to engage the second abutment to hold the levers in a position in which the-first abutment is out ofengagement with the clutch control member for a predetermined movement of the driven member, and means for automatically releasing the connection between the first lever and the armature of the solenoid upon actuation of the lever by the solenoid.

13. m combinatioma driving shalt, driving and I driven frictionally coupled members on said shaft and relatively movable axially of the shaft into de-clutching position, means urging said driving and driven members into a clutching position, clutch releasing means for moving said members relatively and axially of the sh'aft to de-clutching position against the action of said urging means, means for rendering said clutch releasing means normally efiective to hold said members in declutching position, a solenoid having an armature connected to said clutch releasing means to render said clutch releasing means ineflective upon energization of the solenoid thereby to permit movement of the members into clutching position, and a cam positionedfor control by the driven member and positioned to control the .clutch releasing means to maintain said clutch releasing means ineflective independent of th'e energization of the solenoid and for a predetermined movement of the driven member.

' WAYNE E. MYERS. 

